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High milage drivers speak up!

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My other thread got me to thinking.
Who has the greatest number of miles on their automobile?
Did you put them all on yourself?
Have you had any major repairs?

Ive had a few high milage vehicles myself.

84 VW Jetta 180,000. I bought it from my parents friends.

79 Chevrolet Malibu with well over 200k, but multiple motors, and trannys, and rear ends.

94 Mitsubish galant w/ 141k

I put 70k on my pontiac Vibe in 2.5 years and it was well on its way to being a champ until that crazy pulled out in front of me.

Now lets hear some real high milers.
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I am not sure the exact milage my car has, but it's over 200.000...somewhere close to 210.000

I got it with 132.000 5 yrs ago

time to get a new ride...
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My first car was a 1988 Tempo. It died after 230,000ish miles. But the last 50K it was being nursed along by the guy I gave it to, who was a mechanic.

1988 S10 with about 170,000 when I sold it
1988 Jetta with 160,000 when I sold it
2000 Ram with 96,000 miles when I sold it
2000 Saturn with 98,000 miles on it (I bought it 2 years ago at 38,000!) still going strong
2000 Dakota with 93,000 miles still going well too

I don't think I'm capable of having a low milage car :P I'd rather put my money into jump tickets.

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I think my Volkswagen Scirocco had about 265K on it when I finally sold it. No MAJOR repairs by me. I think the girl before me had a new clutch put in at some point.

But her dad was a Volkswagen mechanic.

When I sold it, it needed some work. I think it died not long after.
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I've got 85K on a 2 year old Explorer. It will be due an oil change by the time I get to Dublin. The last oil change was 2/28/07. I've had all the scheduled maint. done plus one set of tires, one ring and pinion>:( adn I should probably get a brake job this week before I leave.
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I put 150k on my 2000 Hyundai Elantra before I sold it last fall. Didn't break down once. :)



Got me beat. I've got 122k on my 2001 Tundra...the check engine light came on once due to a vacuum line coming off the air filter, everything else has run fine. I'm currently considering giving it to my daughter and buying myself a new Tundra with the big engine. ;)

Blues,
Dave
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1990 Volvo 740 Turbo - 335,000 miles including about 70,000 by a teenager in high school. I've had to reline the clutch and brakes a few times, but the biggest repair was replacing some bearings in the manual transmission. Right now my lowest mileage car is a 1983 Jeep J-20 truck with only about 95,000 miles.

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Got 134,000 miles on my 2001 Tundra truck, all of it by me.

Got 189,000 miles on the 1996 Mazda Protege, which my wife bought at 55,000 miles.

Have 25,000 miles on the 2005 Pontiac Vibe.

I did have a 1993 Ford Mustang hatchback that I sold with 89,000 miles on it. The owner told me it finally died at 298,000 miles. :o
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My 1993 Ford Escort (pony model) had well over 200,000 miles on it, all original owner (I bought it new in '93), and all we did with that thing is brakes and clutch...

It quite literally DIED IN FRONT OF A FORD DEALERSHIP!!! It ran home to mama when it knew it was done. :P:D:D:D

Guess what we bought? A 2001 Ford Escort ZX2 (the last year they made escorts).

We've had a weird electrical problem that cost us about $1600 along with the usual brakes and clutch this time, but other than that, we love lil' blue. :)
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I win the low mileage award ... I have a 2001 Passat that I purchased new in December 2000. I still haven't hit 50K on it!:D

No major repairs so far.
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Got 134,000 miles on my 2001 Tundra truck, all of it by me.



Just a bit of advice Billy. Do NOT go test drive a new double cab Tundra with the 5.7 liter engine (381 hp, 401 lb-ft of torque) and 6 speed automatic engine unless you're ready to buy a new one, cuz suddenly your current truck will feel like a dog. B|:S:D Did I mention the 5.7 liter only gives up 1 mpg in the city and 0 mpg highway versus the 4.7 liter? Or that it comes standard with a rear locker and traction control? ;)

Blues,
Dave
"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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Got 134,000 miles on my 2001 Tundra truck, all of it by me.



Just a bit of advice Billy. Do NOT go test drive a new double cab Tundra with the 5.7 liter engine (381 hp, 401 lb-ft of torque) and 6 speed automatic engine unless you're ready to buy a new one, cuz suddenly your current truck will feel like a dog. B|:S:D Did I mention the 5.7 liter only gives up 1 mpg in the city and 0 mpg highway versus the 4.7 liter? Or that it comes standard with a rear locker and traction control? ;)

Blues,
Dave



Wow... nice! I am just going to see how far I can get with my truck... I want at least 250,000 miles. I have the extended cab but not the double cab, and the truck bed is big enough to haul most stuff I need to from Home Depot. However, the new one would work well for towing the boat I've kept in storage in my basement...
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Got 134,000 miles on my 2001 Tundra truck, all of it by me.



Just a bit of advice Billy. Do NOT go test drive a new double cab Tundra with the 5.7 liter engine (381 hp, 401 lb-ft of torque) and 6 speed automatic engine unless you're ready to buy a new one, cuz suddenly your current truck will feel like a dog. B|:S:D Did I mention the 5.7 liter only gives up 1 mpg in the city and 0 mpg highway versus the 4.7 liter? Or that it comes standard with a rear locker and traction control? ;)

Blues,
Dave



Wow... nice! I am just going to see how far I can get with my truck... I want at least 250,000 miles. I have the extended cab but not the double cab, and the truck bed is big enough to haul most stuff I need to from Home Depot. However, the new one would work well for towing the boat I've kept in storage in my basement...



Sounds like you and I have the same truck. My truck pulls my current trailer just fine, but I'd kind of like to upsize the trailer next year and will need some more guts. Maybe Toyota will have a diesel option by then. :ph34r:

Blues,
Dave
"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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Sounds like you and I have the same truck. My truck pulls my current trailer just fine, but I'd kind of like to upsize the trailer next year and will need some more guts. Maybe Toyota will have a diesel option by then. :ph34r:

Blues,
Dave



I could go with that... You got the V6 engine, right? There were a lot of V8s at the dealership, and only one V6 in the whole bunch. That's the one I got. The V8 just cost a bit more than I wanted to pay and I didnt have the boat then.
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Sounds like you and I have the same truck. My truck pulls my current trailer just fine, but I'd kind of like to upsize the trailer next year and will need some more guts. Maybe Toyota will have a diesel option by then. :ph34r:

Blues,
Dave



I could go with that... You got the V6 engine, right? There were a lot of V8s at the dealership, and only one V6 in the whole bunch. That's the one I got. The V8 just cost a bit more than I wanted to pay and I didnt have the boat then.



No, I got the V8, but its 240 horsies feel kinda weak compared to 380. B|:D

Blues,
Dave
"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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DUDE.. I actually get all the oil changed in ALL the gearboxes.. WHEN they are supposed to....

Must have something to do with it.. I sold off my 1996 4x4 1 ton and it had about 175K on it when I did.. I did have to replace the clutch on it at 150K.. and the king pins were getting a tad worn.. something about 70K on the AlCan ... can do that to a suspension..;)

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